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Daniela Cajías

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Daniela Cajías
Born1981 (age 42–43)
La Paz, Bolivia
EducationEICTV
OccupationCinematographer

Daniela Cajías (born 1981) is a Bolivian cinematographer.

Life and career

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Cajías was born in 1981 in La Paz,[1] to Francisco Cajías [es] and María Eugenia Muñoz, both active in the 1980s Bolivian film industry.[2] She received formal training in photography in Buenos Aires.[1] After graduating in 2008 from the Cuban EICTV, she has worked in Bolivia, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Spain.[1] Early works include credits in films such as La eterna noche de las doce lunas [es] (2013), Two Irenes (2017),[1] and Después de ti (2021).[3] Daniela Cajías settled in Spain in 2015.[3] Her work in Schoolgirls (2020) won her a Goya Award for Best Cinematography (becoming the first female cinematographer to earn the award), a Gaudí Award and a Platino Award for Best Cinematography nomination.[4] She then lensed Alcarràs (2022, earning nominations to the Gaudí Awards, the Goya Awards, and the Platino Awards)[5][6][7] and the television miniseries The Left-Handed Son (2023).[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "El triunfo de Daniela Cajías nació en el laboratorio fotográfico de su padre". Los Tiempos. 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ Saavedra, Romina (26 December 2021). "Daniela Cajías: la boliviana con el cine en los genes que hace historia en Europa". Opinión.
  3. ^ a b "Daniela Cajías es la primera mujer boliviana en recibir galardón en los Premios Goya". La Patria. 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "La boliviana Daniela Cajías, nominada en los Premios Platino". Los Tiempos. 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "En directe | Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit". 3/24. 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ Galán, Rafael (12 February 2023). "Ganadores Premios Goya 2023: lista de todos los premiados". Esquire.
  7. ^ "Premios Platino 2023: palmarés con todos los ganadores". Cinemanía. 22 April 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  8. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (20 April 2023). "'El hijo zurdo', la miniserie de Movistar+ que ha triunfado en Cannes". Infobae.